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Shue Yan University Prospectus 2021-22

qualifies graduates for registration with professional associations. The programme is designed
to create a distinct professional identity for Counselling Psychologists, and to contribute
towards meeting psychological needs within the community. The programme adopts a
scientist-practitioner approach, and is organized into the dimensions of knowledge, research
and practice of counselling psychology.

The Master of Social Sciences in Psychology sets out to provide an education for students
who are holders of Bachelor’s degrees with Honours in fields other than psychology and who
intend to pursue further education in the field of psychology in Hong Kong or overseas. The
part-time Programme is equally suitable for graduate members of the workforce who are
interested in upgrading their abilities and credentials for the purpose of enhancing job
performance. Employee performance in a wide variety of industries such as law enforcement,
human resource management, education, non-governmental organizations, advertising and
business administration can be enhanced by acquiring a core understanding of psychology.
The programme has been designed to feature equal emphasis on lectures and tutorial. The
role of the instructor is to facilitate student learning in an outcome based environment. Mature
students who have already earned a bachelor’s degree would benefit in a student-centred
teaching culture composing of lab-oriented and seminar-based teaching and learning activities.

The Doctor of Psychology in Counselling Psychology programme (PsyD-CoP) is the first
doctoral degree in Counselling Psychology in Asia. The programme intends to produce future
leading counselling psychologists who possess the necessary core competencies of
Counselling Psychology, as benchmarked with professional standards of related local and
overseas professional bodies. The PsyD-CoP programme adopts a scientist-practitioner
training model in three dimensions: knowledge, research, and practice. Students are provided
with ample professional opportunities to integrate theory and practice of counselling
psychology. The small teacher-student ratio and supervision-based approach promote a
collaborative learning atmosphere for students to engage in intellectual and scholarly dialogues
with instructors. Students work closely with course instructors, thesis supervisors, and clinical
supervisors to meet their learning needs and to enhance their professional training experience
in the programme.

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